mint family

mint family
noun
a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family
• Hyponyms: ↑mint
• Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Acinos, ↑genus Acinos, ↑Agastache, ↑genus Agastache, ↑Ajuga, ↑genus Ajuga, ↑Ballota, ↑genus Ballota, ↑Blephilia, ↑genus Blephilia, ↑Calamintha, ↑genus Calamintha, ↑Clinopodium, ↑genus Clinopodium, ↑Collinsonia, ↑genus Collinsonia, ↑genus Coleus, ↑Conradina, ↑genus Conradina, ↑Dracocephalum, ↑genus Dracocephalum, ↑genus Elsholtzia, ↑Galeopsis, ↑genus Galeopsis, ↑Glechoma, ↑genus Glechoma, ↑Hedeoma, ↑genus Hedeoma, ↑Hyssopus, ↑genus Hyssopus, ↑Lamium, ↑genus Lamium, ↑Lavandula, ↑genus Lavandula, ↑Leonotis, ↑genus Leonotis, ↑Leonurus, ↑genus Leonurus, ↑Lepechinia, ↑genus Lepechinia, ↑Sphacele, ↑genus Sphacele, ↑Lycopus, ↑genus Lycopus, ↑genus Origanum, ↑Majorana, ↑genus Majorana, ↑Marrubium, ↑genus Marrubium, ↑Melissa, ↑genus Melissa, ↑Mentha, ↑genus Mentha, ↑Micromeria, ↑genus Micromeria, ↑Molucella, ↑genus Molucella, ↑genus Monarda, ↑Monardella, ↑genus Monardella, ↑Nepeta, ↑genus Nepeta, ↑Ocimum, ↑genus Ocimum, ↑Perilla, ↑genus Perilla, ↑genus Phlomis, ↑genus Physostegia, ↑genus Plectranthus, ↑Pogostemon, ↑genus Pogostemon, ↑Prunella, ↑genus Prunella, ↑Pycnanthemum, ↑genus Pycnanthemum, ↑Koellia, ↑genus Koellia, ↑Rosmarinus, ↑genus Rosmarinus, ↑genus Salvia, ↑Satureja, ↑genus Satureja, ↑Satureia, ↑genus Satureia, ↑Scutellaria, ↑genus Scutellaria, ↑Sideritis, ↑genus Sideritis, ↑Solenostemon, ↑genus Solenostemon, ↑Stachys, ↑genus Stachys, ↑Teucrium, ↑genus Teucrium, ↑Thymus, ↑genus Thymus, ↑Trichostema, ↑genus Trichostema

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noun

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the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.

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mint family,
a large group of dicotyledonous herbs and shrubs having square stems and opposite or whorled, aromatic leaves which usually contain a volatile, aromatic oil. The family includes many herbs used in preparing food, such as mint, sage, thyme, and basil.

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  • mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus …   Universalium

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  • mint — mint1 /mint/, n. 1. any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Cf. mint family. 2. a soft or hard confection, often shaped like a wafer, that is usually flavored with …   Universalium

  • mint´er — mint1 «mihnt», noun. 1. a sweet smelling herb often used for flavoring. Peppermint and spearmint are well known kinds of mint. The mints comprise a genus of the mint family. 2. any other plant of the mint family. 3. a piece of candy, usually… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mint — I. noun Etymology: Middle English minte, from Old English, from Latin mentha, menta; akin to Greek minthē mint Date: before 12th century 1. any of a family (Labiatae, the mint family) of aromatic plants with a square stem and a 4 lobed ovary… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • family Labiatae — noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four lobed ovaries yielding four one seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary • Syn: ↑Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑family Lamiaceae,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Lamiaceae — noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four lobed ovaries yielding four one seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary • Syn: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑mint …   Useful english dictionary

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